#chemipure

[michaelrosefishing]

Just in @fluvalaquatics Sea Mini PS2 Protien Skimmer, @seachem_laboratories Matrix and @chemi_pure Blue 💪🏼👏🏼 Once we get everything in that we ordered we will be putting the tank together - Stay Tuned - #bassinmike85 #fluval #seachem #chemipure #chemipureblue #reeftank #nanoreef #comingsoon https://www.instagram.com/p/CGq5EHiAAg6/?igshid=1w043br39ftgh

[reefscom]

Reef A Palooza NY 2019 : New and Improved Chemipure! - https://reefs.com/2019/07/06/reef-a-palooza-ny-2019-new-and-improved-chemipure/

[justnoodlefishthings]

hi! my black mollies had babies, and i didn't separate them since it was unintentional (already worked out to go to a local aquarium store when large enough, along with my two males) but should I increase water changes from weekly because of the increased bioload or stay the same to decrease stress on my fish (since the tank is overcrowded)? online forums havent been too helpful since they separate the fry for intentional breeding. I'm sorry, im still learning to be a good fish caretaker!

I would increase them in the sense that you do a few smaller scale changes through out the week instead of one big one. You could also add resin based filter media to your filter (like ChemiPure or Seachem Purigen) to help reduce organic material in general. Good luck!

[letsgetsalty]

She’s going through the ugly phases, but going none the less! I’ve been worried about bioload with it being such a small tank, but nitrates are staying undetectable. I haven’t been able to test phosphates yet, but I��m guessing they’re higher and that imbalance is causing my cyano problem. I’ll probably pull the chemipure carbon out and let the nitrates crawl up a little and see if that helps. The corals will appreciate that anyway, so we’ll see how it goes!

Also looking at a light upgrade in the near future~

[kai-ni]

ONCE AGAIN I am in sucksville until my next paycheck, curse inflation n medical costs.

If ya happen to be doin a little better I need Pangea watermelon from the lizard list, and chemipure elite and feeding cups.

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[adiwisaksonoadi]

I am not going to lie... I have found my new favorite species of fish . Man these guys are amazing 🔥

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Kronoheros umbriferus 'Rio Magdalena' WILD ♂️

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[michaelrosefishing]

THE BENEFITS OF USING CHEMI-PURE ELITE: ----------------------------------------------- * Keeps pH stable and constant * Reduces fish loss due to pH changes or polluted water * Keeps aquariums crystal clear * Provides positive neurological reactions in fish, mimicking a natural environment * Filters out phosphates (PO4) and silicates (SIO2) * Reduces nuisance algae * Removes dissolved organics * Helps fish have a better appetite * Eliminates osmotic shock * Increases fish life span * Filters out coppers, metals, odors and phenol * Prevents ion antagonism * Lasts up to 4 months * Available in several sizes ----------------------------------------------- #bassinmike85 #chemipureelite #chemipure https://www.instagram.com/p/CF57wDrAb38/?igshid=8fagezddt86g

[michaelrosefishing]

THE BENEFITS OF USING CHEMI-PURE: ----------------------------------------------- 🔴 LONGER LIFE – Fish often live 3 to 4 times longer 🔴 CONSTANT pH – Always within the safe range 🔴 PROTECTS NECESSARY ORGANISMS – with no danger of pollution 🔴 RINSES CLEAR – quicker than ever before! 🔴 REMOVES TOXIC ELEMENTS – Including Copper & Phenol 🔴 REMOVES ORGANIC PARTICULATES 🔴 QUICKER RESPONSES – Neurological reactions similar to fish in natural habitat 🔴 GOOD FOR SALTWATER & FRESHWATER FISH – Helps all species thrive 🔴 CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER – Always sparkling blue-white water 🔴 NOW FEATURING QUICKWASH CARBON™ – a special 0.08mm extruded pelletized activated carbon that has 30% more surface area than our original carbon and comes pre-washed ----------------------------------------------- #bassinmike85 #chemipureelite #chemipure https://www.instagram.com/p/CF57I1iAii0/?igshid=7cshtswbqh10

[reefscom]

Reefs.com Aquarium Tips: Carbon, the Facts and Myths - https://reefs.com/2017/07/23/reefs-com-aquarium-tips-carbon-facts-myths/

[kai-ni]

Hey, just out of curiosity, how much did your saltwater tank cost to set up, and what has the maintenance been like in terms of daily work?

Oh oof I don’t even wanna think about it lol.

Okay to set up, if I recall, it cost about 200 dollars just in bare setup. And that was with me already having a 10 gallon tank and a throwaway filter I was using.

That broke down as:

10lbs of live rock

10lbs of live sand

Salt mix

??? And uhhh yea that about hit 200, lol. If you needed a tank... for my 17 gallon cube (looks way better) I got it for 48 dollars, which is HELLA cheap for a rimless. I got lucky on that one. I got the canister filter I’m using now for under 50 but it’s usually a 120 dollar canister. It’s a re-branded ehiem ecco. I also have a 30 dollar skimmer (hella cheap - good skimmers are usually 150+). A bucket of salt is like 40 bucks but lasts me a good year. R/O water is a buck a gallon and I do water changes every two weeks. I really want an R/O system so I can make my own. If I get lazy and buy pre-prepared saltwater, it’s 1.50 a gallon. Livestock... my clownfish were roughly 50 each, the corals range from 10 bucks a piece to 60 bucks a piece for the anemone, and I have a lot of corals lol. The goby was 20 bucks, the pistol shrimp was.... 20? the pom pom was roughly 20-30 I think. Don’t remember. Snails are a couple bucks each, the blue legged crab clean up crew was a buck each...

Uhhh what else do I have on this tank that cost money... o shit the light! That bitch was 200+ dollars there is no going cheap on lights. Cheap lights don’t work. If you want corals, you WILL be spending at least 150 on a nice lighting system. I have an orbit LOOP.

Plus the powerhead and a heater, both of which I already had but would probably run you 20 bucks each. So... Like first initial hasty setup was 200 bucks, but to set up a saltwater tank properly you’re looking at 400-500 ish. I’ve probably sunk over 1500 into the tank in... two years? the very words are breaking my heart LOLMaintenance wise... I really should do more. Daily you’d want to scrub the glass (I at least remember to drag the magnetic scrubber around) and feed the livestock twice a day ish. This may be more involved if you have animals that need target feeding like the pom pom and the anemone. Feed frozen food and pelleted as mixed up as you can.

Water top-offs are constant because it’s rimless and evaporates and evaporation changes the salinity. So you gotta keep on top of that so you don’t cause swings, which I’m bad at doing.

Actual water changes are every two weeks ish, but keep it mind it takes several hours because you have to drip the new salt water back in, after mixing it. and you can’t mix ahead of time, really.

Every month I take the canister filter apart and change the chemipure blue inside, and all the sponge/floss.

I really SHOULD be testing calicum and alk and etc and dosing that, but I have all easy/soft corals and they seem to do fine with just water changes and I don’t have the time :x but ideally you’d do that too. I do test every now and then and with a GOOD salt mix and water change schedule it seems to run along fine.

I think that uh... about covered it lol? I adore this tank don’t get me wrong but it’s a ride.

[kai-ni]

*long sigh*

Task of the day: water change this disaster.

I miss when this tank was flawlessly clear. It looks it like it hasn't been touched in months, but this is only two weeks of algae growth :/ It just explodes back immediately after a water change. It didn't used to do this. Sighhhhh.

I've really fallen in love with saltwater but it's kicking my ass lately. I think I just don't have the amount of time/the spoons for all the upkeep required. To really bring this back I think I need to be doing every other day water changes or something, something is clearly out of whack.

I just have so much else to do. I really fucking love saltwater and I love corals but man this tank is depressing me lately and it's probably my fault it's like this.

Gotta keep truckin on for the babies that are in it though. There's probably a thousand dollars worth of livestock in this thing. Can't just quit.

I know a couple people offered to troubleshoot me and I got busy and didn't respond.

So some info on it: It's a 20 long, corner filter with chemipure blue media and floss, aqueon optibright + lighting (I know) with a couple of cheap amazon white+blue LEDs thrown in there for good measure. It has a powerhead for circulation, and a cheap coralife skimmer which I haven't touched in a while bc whats the point when it looks like this.

No idea parms aside from specific gravity (gee kai, could this be the problem? most likely u dingus), which ranges from 1.022 to 1.026 depending on evaporation and my spoons in dripping more r/o water in. I use red sea coral pro salt.

Stocking: lots of softies, one darwin ocellaris, a watchman goby+pistol shrimp pair, and a peppermint shrimp. and snails and blue legged crabs.

Aight *cracks knuckles* im off to water change it.